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Rh KIEKPATRICK-FLEMING. 503 KIRKSTALL. where it stood. Formerly a woollen mill furnished employment to many inhabitants of the village, but it has been removed. Races formerly took place here. An annual fair is held in March. KIRKPATRICK-FLEMING, a par. and vil. in co. Dumfries, Scotland, 6 miles N.E. of Annan, and 7 S.E. of Ecclefechan. It contains the vils. of Newton and Hollcc, and tho post-oflico vil. of its own name, the latter being a railway station on tho Caledonian line. Its length is 6 miles, and its greatest breadth 5. About two-thirds of tho lands aro in tillage. Tho parish is watered by tho Black Sark stream and the Kirtlo- water. Hero are four mineral springs famed for their medicinal properties, and resorted to by invalids. Limestone, sandstone, freestone, and marble, aro quarried. The par. is in the presb. of Annan and synod of Dumfries. The minister's stipend is 226. The parish church, erected in 1778, is a commodious structure. The ancient church was given to tho monks of Guisebum by Robert Bruce. Thero aro also a Free church, two parochial schools, and the union poorhouse. Tho chief seats are liossknow, Lankshaw, Cove, Wyesbie, Kirkpatrick, and Sprinkell. This last, the residence of Sir J. H. Maxwell, Bart., is a Grecian structure. The present par. of Kirkpatrick-Fleming includes tho ancient pars. of Kirkconnel, Kirkpatrick, and Irvine. It received the adjunct to its name from tho ancient family of Fleming, who possessed several towers on the border. The old tower of Woodhouse, which is still standing, is said to have given shelter to Robert Bruce. Near tho tower is the Cross of Merkland, an octagonal stone 9 feet high, and finely sculptured. It is supposed to have been erected in 1483 to commemorate a base murder perpe- trated on a member of tho family of Maxwell. There arc several tumuli in tho neighbourhood. Sir John II. Maxwell, Bart., and William Graham, Esq., are tho principal landowners. KIKKPATRICK-IRONGRAY, a par. in co. Kirk- cudbright, Scotland, 5 miles N.W. of Dumfries. It is 9 miles in length by 3 in breadth, and contains tho vil. of Shawhead. The surface extends along the southern bank of the river Nith, and is intersected by the Cluden. The mountain termed the Bishop's Forest occupies tho N.W. corner of the parish. It rises to a considerable height, is skirted with wood, and cultivated to its very snmmit. A great part of the S.W. of the parish is occupied by moorland and pasture, the rest is in tillage. Near tho river Cairn is the Rowling Bridge, of one arch, o called from the noise of the waterfall above it. Tho living is in: tho presb. and synod of Dumfries. The minister's stipend is 254. The church is a modern structure. Thero is a Free church, also two parochial schools. There were formerly two chapels, and the cemetery attached to one of them still remains. Helen Walker, tho original of Sir Walter's Scott's "Jeanie Deans," was born hero. John Welsh, tho great-grandson of Knox, and minister of this parish, suflered ejectment in 1662. KIKKPATRICK-JTJXTA, a par. in the district of Annandale, co. Dumfries, Scotland, 3J miles S. of Mof- The parish is intersected by tho main trunk of the Caledonian railway, which has a station at Beattock. 7-J- miles long, and its greatest breadth G|. Tho Annan traces its N.E. boundaiy, and several streamlets intersect the district. The westward portion '1 by a range of mountains, one of which, tho i"Try, rises to tlie height of 2,140 feet above sca- About one-third of the land is under tillage, but larger portion is unenclosed pasture. There aro nil springs and chalybeate wells in tho parish. ie and greywacke are quarried. The par. is in nt Lochmaben and synod of Dumfries. The stipend is 195. Tho parish church is a "odious structure built in 1799. There are five Is, two of which are parochial. The parish derives ing "the lands nigh to the kirk of St. from a chapel dedicated to the famous mis- - the castle of Augheancass, the ruins of H cover a large extent of ground. It was erected by Randolph, Earl of Murray, and afterwards became possessed by Douglas of Morton. The tower of Loch- house, on the banks of the Annan, is the property of tho Johnstones of Corehead. In the district are traces of a Roman road and camp, also of many cairns and circular forts. KIRK SANDALL, a par. in tho S. div. of the wap. of Strafforth, West Riding co. Yoik, 4J miles N.E. of Doncaster, its post town. Tho village, which is small, is situated on tho river Don, and is surrounded by plantations. The par. contains the hmlts. of Street- thorpe and Trumptieet. The soil is sandy, and tho land chiefly arable. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of York, val. 393, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Oswald, is a modern stone building, with a tower containing one bell. It contains a monument to John Rokeby, Archbishop of Dublin, who was a native of this parish. The charities produce 72 per annum, chiefly the endowment of the freo grammar school, founded by tho Rev. George Wood in 1626. Streetthorpe and Sandall Grove are the principal residences. KIRKSANDS POINT, a promontory in tho island of Papastour, and par. of Walls, Shetland Islands, coast of Scotland. It lies on tho S. side of Magus Bay, and is celebrated for the beautiful spars and crystals found in tho rock, which is dark clay-stone. KIRKSANTON, or CHAPEL SUCKEN, a tnshp. in tho par. of Millom, co. Cumberland, 6 miles from Bootle, and 9 from Broughton. It consists of a few houses and scattered farms. It is supposed to have derived its names from a circular piece of water, 400 feet in circumference, which covers the ruins of a church. Kirksank Town is a small tumulus, with two largo stones on the top, called " standing stones." KIRKSANTON, or KIRK ST. ANNE, a par. in the middle sheading, Isle of Man, 5 miles N.E. of Castletown. The village is small, and the surface rugged. Kirksanton Head is a conspicuous promontory on the coast. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Sodor and Man, val. 150, in the patron, of the crown. Tho church is a small ancient structure, dedicated to St. Anne. There is a village school. In tho vicinity is a Druid circle, and several barrows. A cattle fair is held on the 31st May. KIRK SMEATON, a par. in tho upper div. of tho wap, of Osgoldcross, West Riding co. York, 2J miles W. of the Womersley station on the Knottingley and Doncaster branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, and 6 S.E. of Pontefract. Tho village, which is small, is situated on tho S. bank of the river Wente. Tho soil is fertile, and the subsoil magnesian limestone. The land is chiefly arable. On the S. bank of the river aro remains of a Roman encampment. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of York, val. 370. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. It is an ancient stone struc- ture, with a tower containing three bells. It has a handsome E. window, surmounted by the patron saint in the attitude of prayer; also an antique font, and register chest. There is an endowed National school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school. Neville, Esq., is lord of the manor. KIRKSTALL, a vil. and ecclesiastical district in the tnshp. of Headingley-cum-Burley, and par. of Leeds, wap. of Skyrack, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.W. of Leeds, and 10^ from Bradford. It is a station on the North Midland railway. Tho village, which is large, is situated in the vale of the river Aire. Many of tho inha- bitants aro employed at the Forge Iron Works, said to he the most ancient in the kingdom, and in the woollen mills. Thero is a good hotel, called the Star and Garter, adjoining the ruins of tho ancient abbey, founded in 1152 by Henry do Lacy for Cistercian monks, and given at tho Dissolution to Archbishop Cranmer. The ruins, which belong to the Earl of Cardigan, include the fine Norman church with its ivy-mantled tower, the chapter-house, refectory, and cloisters, covering a space of 445 feet by 340. The principal residence is the Grange. The living is a perpct. cur.,* val. 180, in the patron, of the